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The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II RULES OF THE ROAD

    1. 3.Rule of the road

  4. PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO REGULATION OF TRAFFIC

    1. 4.Traffic regulation orders

    2. 5.Experimental traffic control schemes

    3. 6.Temporary suspension of traffic regulation orders or experimental traffic control schemes

    4. 7.Temporary traffic regulation

    5. 8.General traffic regulations

    6. 9.Supplementary

  5. PART IV PARKING PLACES

    1. 10.Power of Department to provide parking places

    2. 11.Additional powers in respect of off-street parking places

    3. 12.Provision of access to premises through off-street parking places

    4. 13.Provisions as to use of parking places

    5. 14.Offences and proceedings in connection with parking places provided under Article 10 or 11

    6. 15.Designation of parking places on roads for which charges may be made

    7. 16.Charges for parking in designated parking places

    8. 17.Regulation of designated parking places

    9. 18.Supplementary provisions relating to designation orders

    10. 19.Offences relating to parking places on roads where charges may be made

    11. 20.Acceptance of payment as bar to proceedings under Article 19

    12. 21.Parking devices for designated parking places

    13. 22.Offences in connection with parking devices

    14. 23.Mishandling of parking devices, etc.

    15. 24.Public service vehicle plying for hire in parking place

    16. 25.Parking attendants

    17. 26.Acquisition and inspection, etc., of apparatus

    18. 27.Protection of Department from liability

  6. PART V TRAFFIC SIGNS

    1. 28.Traffic signs

    2. 29.Power to provide signs

    3. 30.Warning devices for indicating temporary obstructions

    4. 31.Warning of danger to traffic

    5. 32.Power of constable, etc., to place traffic signs

    6. 33.Interference with, or damage to, traffic signs

    7. 34.Unauthorised signs

    8. 35.Powers of Department relating to the removal of signs

  7. PART VI SPEED LIMITS

    1. 36.General speed limit on restricted roads

    2. 37.Restricted roads

    3. 38.Speed limits on roads other than restricted roads

    4. 39.Speed limits for particular classes of vehicles

    5. 40.Temporary or experimental speed limits

    6. 41.Traffic signs for indicating speed restrictions

    7. 42.Exemption for fire engines, etc.

    8. 43.Contravening speed limit

  8. PART VII TRAFFIC WARDENS

    1. 44.Employment of traffic wardens

    2. 45.Employment of traffic wardens as parking attendants

    3. 46.Uniform of traffic wardens

  9. PART VIII REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF VEHICLES

    1. 47.Power of constable to require removal of vehicles

    2. 48.Power of constable to remove vehicles

    3. 49.Power of Department to remove vehicles

    4. 50.Obstructing removal of vehicles

    5. 51.Disposal of vehicles by a police officer

    6. 52.Disposal of vehicles by the Department

    7. 53.Disposal of vehicles by district council

    8. 54.Recovery of expenses connected with removed vehicles

  10. PART IX MISCELLANEOUS

    1. Disabled persons

      1. 55.Disabled persons' badges

      2. 56.Wrongful use of badge

      3. 57.Enforcement powers

    2. Road safety

      1. 58.Provisions for safety of pedestrians, etc.

      2. 59.Pedestrian crossings

      3. 60.School crossings

    3. Offences

      1. 61.Offences

    4. Other miscellaneous provisions

      1. 62.Permits authorising carriage of greater weights

      2. 63.Repayment of charges

      3. 64.Power to install equipment for detection of traffic offences

      4. 65.Inquiries

      5. 66.Power to prohibit or restrict use of vehicles on certain bridges

      6. 67.Prospective exercise of powers

      7. 68.Hovercraft

      8. 69.Trolley vehicles

      9. 70.The Crown

      10. 71.Application of Order in relation to harbour commissioners

      11. 72.Application of speed limits to Belfast Harbour Estate

      12. 73.Transitional provisions

      13. 74.Regulations and orders

      14. 75.Amendments and repeals

  11. Signature

  12. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

      1. 1.(1) The Department shall comply with paragraphs 2 and 3...

      2. 2.The Department shall consult such persons as the Department considers...

      3. 3.(1) The Department shall publish a notice including the particulars...

      4. 4.Before making a traffic regulation order, the Department may hold...

      5. 5.The Department may make a traffic regulation order with or...

      6. 6.(1) Where the Department makes a traffic regulation order, it...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      EXPERIMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SCHEMES

      1. 1.In this Schedule— (a) “scheme” means an experimental traffic control...

      2. 2.The Department shall comply with paragraphs 3 and 4 before...

      3. 3.The Department shall consult such persons as the Department considers...

      4. 4.(1) The Department shall publish in a newspaper circulating in...

      5. 5.Before making a scheme, the Department may hold a public...

      6. 6.The Department may make a scheme with or without omissions...

      7. 7.(1) Where the Department makes a scheme, it shall—

      8. 8.Paragraph 7 shall have effect in relation to the making...

      9. 9.Where under Article 5(5) the Department directs that a scheme...

      10. 10.(1) Where under Article 5(8) the Department directs in a...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION

      1. 1.Where the Department imposes or proposes to impose restrictions or...

      2. 2.The Department shall publish in a newspaper circulating in the...

      3. 3.Where any restrictions or prohibitions imposed under Article 7 on...

      4. 4.Where the Department publishes a notice under paragraph 2 specifying...

      5. 5.Where, under Article 7(7), the Department directs that a provision...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 10, 13 OR 15

      1. 1.The Department shall comply with paragraphs 2 and 3 before...

      2. 2.The Department shall consult such persons as the Department considers...

      3. 3.(1) The Department shall publish in a newspaper circulating in...

      4. 4.Before making an order under Article 10, 13 or 15,...

      5. 5.The Department may make an order under Article 10, 13...

      6. 6.Where the Department makes an order under Article 10, 13...

      7. 7.(1) Where the department makes an order under Article 13...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 36(3)(a), 37 OR 38

      1. 1.The Department shall comply with paragraphs 2 and 3 before...

      2. 2.The Department shall consult such persons as it considers appropriate....

      3. 3.(1) The Department shall publish a notice including the particulars...

      4. 4.Before making an order under Article 36(3)(a), 37 or 38,...

      5. 5.The Department may make an order under Article 36(3)(a), 37...

      6. 6.Where the Department makes an order under Article 36(3)(a), 37...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      INQUIRIES

      1. 1.(1) Where the Department decides to hold an inquiry under...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), all persons interested...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      ENTRIES TO BE INSERTED IN PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENDERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      AMENDMENTS

      1. The Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 37)

        1. 1.In section 66 (safety arrangements at level crossings)—

      2. The Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (NI 21)

        1. 2.In Article 22(7) (sound-proofing of buildings affected by public works),...

      3. The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 53)

        1. 3.In section 14(1)(b), for “Article 21 or 107 of the...

      4. The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 1)

        1. 4.In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Road...

        2. 5.In Article 120 (employment of traffic wardens for purposes of...

        3. 6.(1) In Article 177 (identification of drivers or owners of,...

        4. 7.In Article 198(1) (offences to which Articles 199 to 204...

        5. 8.In Article 214(1) (application to the Crown), after “regulation” insert...

      5. The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 11)

        1. 9.In Article 100 (orders extinguishing right to use vehicle on...

      6. The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (NI 1)

        1. 10.In Schedule 4 (other powers, etc., of licence holders), in...

      7. The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15)

        1. 11.In Article 5(1)(e) (diversion of navigable watercourses), for “Article 104(1)...

        2. 12.In Article 24(2)(b) (exercise of road functions by concessionaire), for...

        3. 13.In Article 25 (provisions as to traffic regulation)—

        4. 14.In Article 65(6) (road humps and other traffic calming works),...

        5. 15.In Article 110(2)(b)(iii) (acquisition of land), for “Article 104(1) of...

      8. The Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (NI 10)

        1. 16.In Article 8 (roads: supplementary provisions)— (a) in paragraph (2),...

      9. The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 18)

        1. 17.In Article 2(2) (interpretation)— (a) in the definition of “the...

        2. 18.For Article 49 (contravention of traffic directions or traffic signs)...

        3. 19.For Article 50 (traffic directions for purposes of traffic surveys)...

        4. 20.In Article 76 (inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods...

      10. The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 19)

        1. 21.In Article 2(2) (general interpretation), in the definition of “traffic”...

        2. 22.In Article 5(1)(b) (works for road purposes), for “65” substitute...

        3. 23.In Article 36(1) (liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation),...

      11. The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 10)

        1. 24.In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Road...

        2. 25.In Article 5(4) (requirement of warning etc. of prosecutions for...

        3. 26.In Article 15(a) (proof in summary proceedings of identity of...

        4. 27.In Article 23(2) (speeding offences etc.: admissibility of certain evidence)—...

        5. 28.In Article 90(1) (functions of traffic wardens), for “Article 118...

        6. 29.In Part I of Schedule 1 (prosecution and punishment of...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      REPEALS

  13. Explanatory Note

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